Testseek.com have collected 163 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch ARC 100 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch ARC 100 Series SATA600.
September 2014
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Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Reasonably fast performance
With good large-file read and write speeds
Uses the same Barefoot 3 M10 controller as some premium models
Decent Performance
Great Warranty
Competitive Pricing
Available in 120GB
240GB and 480GB capacities
Good sequential and random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Toggle Mode MLC NAND flash
Large DRAM cache
Supports TRIM and i
Competitively priced
Great warranty program
Vertically integrated solution
Build Quality (Toshiba A19nm NAND Flash)
Very Good Overall Performance
Price per GB
Stable/Reliable Performance
Sturdy construction
Excellent drive tools available with OCZ toolbox
TRIM Support
3-year warranty
Low power consumption
Silent operation
Well Priced
High Quality Components
Great performance in a relatively low cost SSD
Nearly identical to the Vector 460
New no-frills ShieldPlus Warranty program (see below)
Reasonably speedy large-file read and write speeds
Same Barefoot controller as pricier Vertex 460
The OCZ ARC 100 series is the most affordable solid-state drive on the market. The drive has good performance and supports encryption
Silky smooth operation as a system drive
Good sequential reading and writing performance at very low queue depths
Excellent 4K random writing performance at low queue depths
Very good 4k random reading performance at very low
And very high queue de
Good and consistent performance
Price
3 year ShieldPlus warranty
Sticker on the drive makes it stand out
The Arc 100 is relatively affordable
Reasonably fast and ships with one of the simplest software utilities around.
The editors didn't like
Though reasonably fast
It's slow relative to other current offerings
Capacity tops out at 480GB
Ships without mounting brackets
Middling Overall Performance
No Accessory Bundle
Random write performance at low queue depths could be better
Does not support DEVSLP
Does not support TCG Opal or eDrive encryption
Mixed performance
Not Available In 1TB
No 2.5 to 3.5 adapter included
Final Thoughts
OCZ has built a reputation of manufacturing quality
High performance SSDs. If you are in the market to replace that aging and slower mechanical drive
Then the ARCr 100 240GB SSD from OCZ is just the drive
A Bit Slower Than Its Competitors
Price may still be too high
Given the current market cost/GB landscape
Crucial's MX100 drive costs a little less and delivers better performance overall
No 1TB model
Fewer in-box niceties than previous OCZ drives
The new SSD doesn't come with any accessories or software
It has a short three-year warranty
And its performance ranks behind that of other recently released drives
Sequential reading and writing performance isn't the strongest
But then again
This is a budget SSD.
No accessory bundle
Compared to Crucial's MX100
It's pricier
Slower
Has less endurance and lacks some encryption features.
The Toshiba OZC RC100 series is all about offering an easy to upgrade to a drop-in solution that offers NVMe level storage performance, at an attractive price. At 26 to 30 Cents per GB for the 240 and 480 GB models that mission is accomplished well. We do...
Well Priced, High Quality Components, Sturdy construction
A Bit Slower Than Its Competitors
Toshiba has worked hard at reviving the OCZ brand and it shows. The construction of the OCZ ARC 100 is impressive. Toshiba has used their high quality components throughout and will no doubt give years of reliable service. The housing's stamped metal cons...
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Published: 2015-05-20, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
With the ARC 100, OCZ has succeeded to bring another affordable SSD product on the market, which is utilizing the Barefoot 3 M10 controller, the latest Toshiba A19nm MLC NAND and while it does not break records, it is very durable as it has been demonstra...
The OCZ ARC 100 proved to be a very capable SSD and had no problem performing as advertised. The SSD Guru software is an added plus and will definitely help you get the SSD tuned for optimal performance. The 3-year ShieldPlus warranty program is another...
Published: 2015-04-08, Author: Chris , review by: funkykit.com
Price per GB, Stable/Reliable Performance, Sturdy construction, Excellent drive tools available with OCZ toolbox, TRIM Support, 3-year warranty, Low power consumption, Silent operation
No 2.5 to 3.5 adapter included, Final Thoughts, OCZ has built a reputation of manufacturing quality, high performance SSDs. If you are in the market to replace that aging and slower mechanical drive, then the ARCr 100 240GB SSD from OCZ is just the drive
OCZ has built a reputation of manufacturing quality, high performance SSDs. If you are in the market to replace that aging and slower mechanical drive, then the ARCr 100 240GB SSD from OCZ is just the drive for you. The ARC 100 is quite deserving of the V...
Build Quality (Toshiba A19nm NAND Flash), Very Good Overall Performance,
Not Available In 1TB,
It's no secret that it's been almost 4 years since the last time i had something from OCZ here (not to mention that the last SSD to feature a controller by Indilinx was here even before then) so when they said we should expect their ARC 100...
Abstract: For those looking for a very economically priced SSD that's still reliable and from a well known vendor, the OCZ ARC 100 series might be the most tempting drive line-up yet. With the OCZ ARC 100 series, a 256GB SSD costs only $90 USD or a 480GB SSD for $1...
With the release of the OCZ ARC 100 SSD series, Toshiba/OCZ tried to design an for mainstream consumers looking for a value-oriented SSD.The drive uses a SATA 6Gb/s interface, the OCZ Barefoot 3 M10SS9189 controller, and features Toshiba's A19nm MLC Flash...
Reasonably speedy large-file read and write speeds, Same Barefoot controller as pricier Vertex 460
Crucial's MX100 drive costs a little less and delivers better performance overall, No 1TB model, Fewer in-box niceties than previous OCZ drives
OCZ's latest budget-minded SSD is competitively priced and comes with a new type of warranty, but other drives that cost just a little less deliver better overall performance. Read More…...
